Date Announced

President Trump issues Proclamation 9945, suspending the entry of immigrants who do not have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering, or cannot demonstrate ability to pay for medical costs.

[ID #770]

See Biden administration action below.

Effective Date of Change

Subsequent Action

On November 26, 2019, a federal judge in Oregon issued a preliminary injunction, thus enjoining the government from taking any action to implement or enforce Presidential Proclamation No. 9945. Finding that the government has not established irreparable harm, the Ninth Circuit denies the government's motion for stay of the Oregon federal court's injunction. Ninth Circuit hears oral argument in the government's appeal on Sept. 3, 2020. Doe v. Trump (D. Oregon, 3:19-cv-01743) (Ninth Cir. 19-36020).

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Subsequent Action

The Ninth Circuit held that the Health Care Ban Proclamation No. 9945, issued on October 9, 2019, “was within the President’s statutory authority and therefore reverse the district court’s order enjoining the Proclamation’s implementation.”

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Biden Administration Action

This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.

On May 14, 2021, President Biden issued a proclamation fully revoking President Trump's earlier proclamation.